Chapter 299: Ship-borne shaped charge bombs!
Count Ente died tragically at home. His death was almost the same as Prince Vinos. He was wearing a long dress, a pair of blue high-heeled shoes, and his face was covered with messy makeup.
At the crime scene, Yang Ming squatted in front of a footprint in the corner, slightly absent-minded.
Several veteran police officers were collecting physical evidence at the scene. One police officer brought in a panoramic camera to convert all the details of the scene into data, creating a holographic virtual crime scene.
"Sir."
Yang Ming stood up and looked at the police officers standing beside him: "Go ahead."
The police officers spoke one after another:
"Just like the last case, there is no satellite data, nearby surveillance data, or module memory data."
"Not only the data, but also no relevant biological information can be detected on site. The number of microorganisms is also at an extremely low level. It is obvious that it has been processed."
"This footprint is the only one left by the other party."
Yang Ming nodded, looked down at the footprints, and whispered, "They are military boots."
The officers were silent.
Yang Ming said: "Collate all the information on the scene, make it as detailed as possible, and then report it."
"But, sir."
A police officer who looked relatively young said hesitantly,
"All the information about the crime scene last time was kept confidential. We have not disclosed the number of times Prince Venos was stabbed, the location, and the angle. However, the injuries of Count Ente... are too similar. Is this really a gang-like crime?"
Yang Ming stared at the police officer and said slowly, "Just treat this as a murder case. Don't merge the two cases for now. I will reduce your authority later."
"Mr. Ghost..."
"Don't ask why. Just do as I say. The murderer is obviously not someone that ordinary police officers like you can handle."
"yes."
Yang Ming looked down at the footprint again and sighed in his heart.
He didn't want to see the old emperor now.
The counterattack of the Council of Elders was equivalent to a direct attack on the old emperor. The old emperor must be in a state of rage now.
But he had to go see the emperor.
The alloy door at the scene was also kicked open by someone with great force, and the person who did it was not an ordinary transformer.
The last time Yang Ming kicked the door deliberately, he left some obvious clues, intending to scare the enemy.
The other party left this trace to tell Yang Ming:
In the eyes of the Council of Elders, White Ghost's personal strength is not worth mentioning.
What Yang Ming can do, they can also do easily.
Since the emperor wanted to start a war, the elders representing the great noble groups of the empire gladly accepted the challenge.
…
at the same time.
The Council of Elders, the Legislative Chamber, and the Great Elders' Lounge where Yang Ming had stayed.
There are no idle people inside or outside the house, and two layers of light-shielding film inside and outside ensure that there is no risk of leakage of conversations here.
More than twenty elderly people were standing or sitting. The hookah smoked by the elder made the place full of smoke. Most people remained silent.
An elder suddenly slapped the handrail and cursed: "I didn't expect that this hateful white ghost would still capture our people under such circumstances!"
"Catch them if you want," the Great Elder said with a smile, "Haven't you heard? We just ask them to go back and assist in the investigation."
The elders spoke up one after another:
"A mere police force from the Public Security Bureau dared to break into the Legislative Court. This is the first time in the history of the Empire."
"There is no clear law prohibiting this. On the contrary, according to the Supplementary Regulation No. V2304 of the Council of Elders, when crimes involving nobles are committed, the security teams of the Imperial Star and the Imperial Star Circle can, after obtaining special authorization, arrest suspects directly in power departments and in public places."
"It's okay to arrest them. Count Ente was tragically killed at home. The cause of death was the same, and the signs were the same. And the three of them have alibis. Even if the White Ghost wants to frame them, he can't produce any evidence."
"What do you think our great Majesty's reaction would be?"
"He must be smashing things."
"Many of the people we placed in the palace module have already been cleared out. Now there are only a few people who can contact His Majesty, so we can't observe His Majesty all day long."
"What's the reaction from the military?"
"The defense forces have announced that they will be conducting closed rotation training. In simple terms, they will not be involved in the affairs of the Imperial Star surface for the time being. They dare not get involved."
"Don't dare?" An old man sneered. "The military reports directly to His Majesty. No matter who wins between the aristocracy and the imperial power, it has no impact on them. They have money and ships. Who can restrict them?"
"Doesn't the military have a sense of crisis? If Your Majesty really wants to untie the shackles and take back the legislative seats in the Council of Elders, the next step will be to reform the military system."
"Your Majesty may have made some promises to the military."
The Great Elder sighed, "The problem now is that we still don't know why His Majesty wants to do this. We all respect His Majesty immensely. His Majesty's orders are the highest instructions followed by the Council of Elders, but His Majesty wants to turn the knife against us."
"Yeah, this change is too sudden."
One person said, "It's possible that the victory over the Zerg and the New Federation allowed Your Majesty to experience the pleasure of having all eyes focused on him."
None of the elders dared to speak up.
"Great Elder, what should we do next?"
"We are all very saddened by the murder of Earl Ente. Let's focus on finding the murderer first," the Great Elder took a sip of tea. "Later, the Council of Elders will issue an order to send several elders to the Public Security Bureau to supervise the progress of the case. What do you think?"
The elders nodded.
The Great Elder sighed softly: "This white ghost is too young and energetic."
An elder laughed and said, “It’s understandable that young people don’t understand politics, stability, or rules.”
"It's not like he doesn't understand."
The elder narrowed his eyes slightly:
"He understands it very well, he understands it thoroughly!
“He was standing right here before, in this position, looking up and telling me that the murderer was right here.
"Take a closer look, what is this?
“Do you think he is threatening us by saying that if the election today does not result in the way he wants, he will arrest all the outstanding elders we nominated?
"You are wrong. He is telling me that he was the one who killed the prince. The order was issued by His Majesty. If the Council of Elders does not cooperate, Prince Venos will be our fate. He is threatening me."
A group of old people laughed a few times.
"Just young."
"Your Majesty thinks that he can scare us old men by controlling an ancient god transformer."
"The Imperial Star does not allow such a powerful being to exist. His Majesty asked us to transfer all the super-modifiers here. This is exactly what we want."
" Let's put off the matter of the Super Reformer redoing his ideological imprint for a while."
"We still need to think of a way to stop this annoying thing called White Ghost from wandering around on the Imperial Star. The Imperial Star is a small place and cannot accommodate an ancient god reformer like him."
The group of old men fell silent again, seemingly thinking about something.
The Great Elder smiled and said, "Let's all go back and send a few people to keep an eye on the White Ghost. If he wants to enter the palace, we will go together to ask for an audience with His Majesty. Remember, we must arrive at the palace a few minutes earlier than him."
The elders nodded in agreement and left the smoke-filled lounge one after another.
…
Yang Ming and Catherine's dormitory suite.
"Super reformer?"
Catherine looked at Yang Ming, who had a troubled look on his face, and a hint of nervousness appeared on her pretty face.
"You mean, the Council of Elders asked the Super Reformer to take action?"
"Well, judging from the traces at the scene, it can only be a super-changer who attacked Count Ent, and it was not just one super-changer."
Yang Ming sighed:
“I expected the Council of Elders to fight back today, but I didn’t expect that the elders would dare to directly kill the young elders appointed by the emperor.
"I usually see these old guys being so respectful in front of the emperor, not even daring to breathe. I didn't expect that they are so rebellious at heart."
Yang Ming started laughing as he spoke.
But Catherine couldn't help pacing back and forth, with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.
Yang Ming smiled and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"What if they use the Super Modifiers to deal with you?" Catherine pursed her lips tightly. "The emperor has not been involved in government affairs for decades. Now he wants to take back power so fiercely, which will inevitably cause shocks."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If you want to get benefits, you can't avoid taking some risks."
"But……"
"It's okay," Yang Ming said gently, "You just need to understand one thing, no one is invincible, and all the ultimate weapons of the empire are ultimately in the hands of the emperor."
Catherine bit her lip lightly and took the initiative to hug Yang Ming.
Through her turtleneck sweater, Yang Ming gently stroked her back, staring out the window in a daze.
Yang Ming said: "Catherine, please pay attention to your own safety when patrolling recently. This disturbance is expected to last for half a month to a month."
"Well, don't worry about me. You are the one who needs to be most careful," Catherine whispered. "My golden mask can not only protect against mental shocks, but also improve my nerve reaction speed and sensitivity to the environment. I will just wear it later."
Yang Ming said: "If the Council of Elders asks you about me, don't hide anything from them. You can tell them everything except the details of the Prince's case."
"Why?"
"They can't do anything to me. If you want to help me, you must learn to protect yourself now."
Catherine pursed her lips slightly, hummed softly, and asked in a low voice: "Everything we are doing now is beneficial to the people of the empire, right?"
"Of course, if we can make these nobles who suck the blood of the empire live in peace, the welfare of the people will naturally improve."
The doubts in Catherine's eyes gradually disappeared, and she leaned on Yang Ming's shoulder, enjoying the tranquility of the moment.
Yang Ming's watch vibrated slightly.
With Catherine on his back, Yang Ming picked up his watch and saw the message from Lu:
[Boss, the Elders' Council has gathered twelve unregistered super-changers. These super-changers are on a supply ship that is transporting food to the Imperial Star. They are expected to land on the Imperial Star tonight.]
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows slightly.
Still transferring people?
It seems that the power of the Council of Elders on the Imperial Star is not sufficient.
Buzz, buzz!
The communicator in Yang Ming's arms vibrated violently.
"Are you going to get busy?"
Catherine asked gently.
Yang Ming smiled, held her face with both hands, lowered his head and kissed her lips hard, and said softly: "Be careful."
"I should be the one saying this to you," Catherine sighed.
She smoothed the wrinkles on Yang Ming's dress, walked Yang Ming to the door of the house, and watched Yang Ming enter the elevator of the building.
Catherine closed the door, leaned against the cold metal door, and frowned slightly.
After thinking for about four or five minutes, Catherine probably didn't come to any conclusion, and the worry did not dissipate.
She took out her shell-shaped communicator and sat down at the dining table.
The shell popped up a projection screen with a light black background. Catherine entered more than a dozen commands in a row, entered an encrypted chat room, and sent a summoning message.
Soon, there were more than thirty avatars in the chat room.
The Imperial Star is isolated from the outside world. Each avatar in the chat room represents a super-modifier currently on the Imperial Star.
'A01: Has anyone received, or heard of, the killing order from the Council of Elders?'
'N02: No.'
'C02: The White Ghost seems to be confronting the Council of Elders head-on. Is he our enemy?'
'D04: Stop kidding! White Ghost, he can beat a group of us! Why would such a person break up with the Elders Council? Didn't he just get the title of nobility in the Elders Council? '
'I06: This has nothing to do with us. We are only controlled by the Council of Elders, not their killing machines.'
'B02: Tsk, tsk, tsk, another perverted honorary earl died, what a good death.'
'D04: Good thing you died.'
'C01: Good thing you died.'
"N02: Good thing you died..."
Catherine watched as the group chat turned into meaningless copying, so she copied and sent it casually, then closed the chat room.
At this stage, the two sides are still in the initial stage of confrontation, and the Council of Elders should not directly attack the White Ghost. This is the Imperial Star, and the imperial power is supreme.
That should be the case.
…
The only relatively "intelligent" machine on the Emperor Star is the unmanned hovercraft.
However, these hovercrafts run on fixed routes and at fixed times, similar to small buses, and are not very intelligent.
Yang Ming turned on his communicator and began to look through the files on Count Ente, trying to figure out how he could characterize the death of the Count and the murder of the Prince as "copycat crimes."
He waited on the side of the road for two minutes, and a black hovercraft slowly stopped in front of him, and the rear door opened automatically.
Yang Ming lowered his head and got in, set the forward path, and the hovercraft slid smoothly into the fast lane. After turning a corner, it merged into the busy main road.
The time on the car won’t be too long, and it will take about three minutes to reach the palace module.
Every time he entered the palace, the most time-consuming part was passing through the surface security system. Every time, there were more than a dozen scanning machines scanning him randomly, and he didn't know how much radiation these machines emitted.
House of Elders.
Tsk, this Council of Elders is much more difficult to deal with than I thought.
He thought that this was a crushing victory and that the imperial power would win easily, but he did not expect that these elders, who were usually timid, would suddenly become fierce.
The emperor killed the princes, they killed the counts.
Next, the two sides continue to fight, you kill one and I kill one?
That would be great, it would be a "century-long project to eliminate harm for the people". It would be best if a lot of nobles died on both sides, so that I, an outsider, could get more credit.
Didi!
More than a dozen anonymous chat messages popped up on Yang Ming's communicator.
[White Ghost, aren't you the strongest warrior of the Empire? ]
[There is a shaped charge bomb under the car. It will explode after the countdown ends. You have ten seconds to escape.]
【10】.
【9】.
【8】……
Yang Ming looked up suddenly.
He reacted almost within a second, his body bounced upwards, and smashed the ship-grade reinforced glass of the skylight with one punch. His body drilled out like a cannonball, and he grabbed the edge of the hole in the car with his backhand.
Mental power surged from his brows, and a crimson wave rushed outward along the flow of traffic.
Yang Ming turned over and shook his hands, letting out a low growl, and the hovercraft was lifted up two meters by his mental power.
【4】.
【3】.
Yang Ming kicked hard with his right foot, and the hover car flew out of the fast lane, smashing the arched glass of the hover lane and flying towards the relatively empty space on the ground.
【1】.
Buzz!
The air is vibrating.
The blue-white ball of light illuminated several modules on the surface of the Imperial Star!
A huge air wave suddenly surged towards the direction of the hovercraft. Half a second later, an even stronger air wave gushed out from the light ball. The light ball expanded violently, and the strong light chased towards Yang Ming who was rushing to the other side of the fast lane.
Ship-borne shaped charge bomb!
